Staple pusher



Nov. 28, 1939. v 1 MELTZER 2,181,849

STAPLE PUS HER Filed Feb. 7, 1938 7% INVENTOR. v W

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Patented Nov. 28, 1939 UNITED STATES atria A'H'ENT UFFIE 1 Elaim.

The device, the subject of this invention is a means for extracting staples and as I have constructed it and as it is shown and described, it is particularly Well adapted for the removal of staples from fence posts.

After wire fences have been in use a considerable length of time the posts which support the fence are apt to become weather checked, cracked, or rotten at the bottom'due to weather conditions and it is necessary to replace the posts or the staples become rusted and therefore difiicult to remove. The object of my invention is to provide a simple tool for the removal of such staples and for actually pushing out the staples rather than drawing them and a particular advantage With my device is its shape which assures that a sufficient leverage will be attained to push out the staple and without the danger of the hand of the operator coming in contact with the rough surface of the fence post.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device so constructed that it may be inserted into a deeply set staple to start the staple in its outward movement and it is also provided with means for the final withdrawal of the staple and the retention of the staple in association with the tool.

The following is what I consider the best means of carrying out my invention and the accompanying drawing should be referred to for a complete understanding of the specification which follows.

In the drawing-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device.

Figure 2 may be considered a plan View, it is however a view taken at a angle from the view shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view showing the device as it will appear in an early stage of the operation; in this view the handle portion is shortened.

Similar reference numerals indicate like parts in all of the figures Where they appear.

At I, I show a shank of my device and at 2 a head against which force may be applied by means of a hammer or otherwise but the use of a hammer is not necessary unless the staples are deeply imbedded.

The numeral 3 indicates the blade of my device which is rounded as shown at 4 provided with a point as indicated at 5 and a hook or cut back as shown at 6.

The width of the blade is greater than the width of the shank I and I have obtained this additional width by swedging out one end of the bar or rod from which the tool is formed and for convenience in handling I will use a piece of hexagonal steel rod.

The particular shape of this blade is important, the rounded portion 4 in relation to the point 5 assuming that when the point 5 is inserted behind the staple the hands of the operator will not come in contact with the fence post and to emphasize this construction, in Figure 3 I show a fence post i with a plurality of staples B and 9 arranged therein. The blade or point of my tool is shown in position behind the uppermost staple 8 with the rounded portion 4 resting against the fence post.

When the device is in the position shown in Figure 3, a movement of the outer end of my tool toward the fence post will cause the tool to push out the staple 8 and when the staple is fairly free, the staple will have become engaged in the notched or recessed portion 6 of my tool and may then be completely withdrawn, the tool retaining the staple so that later the staple may be removed from the tool and retained if in condi tion for further use. This operation assures that staples will be pushed out of the post in a straight line and will not become mutilated as occurs when other means are employed for withdrawing the staple.

The width of the blade of my tool is such that it will engage the maximum surface of the staple and while the point is narrow the body portion of the blade as indicated at it is quite wide as wide as it is possible to be with the particular staples with which it is employed.

It may be found that certain of the dimensions may be required to be altered and of course it will be understood that modifications may be made Within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the principle or sacrificing the advantages of the invention.

Having carefully and fully described my invention what I claim and desire to obtain is A staple pusher comprising a shank portion having an impact head at one end thereof, a blade member at the other end of said shank member of a width materially greater than the shank member, a rounded portion at one side of said blade, a point at the end of said blade, said blade being provided with a recess approximately directly opposite the rounded portion thereof, said blade being of a width sufiicient to engage the maximum area of a staple and a straight portion extending from said recess to said rounded portion and parallel to the axial line of said shank to form a point for insertion in a staple.

JACOB MELTZER. 

